Works

103 works, one catalogue

Books, papers, talks, textbooks, memoirs and stories. Every record links to the author's own Academia.edu archive, where the texts are read as he uploaded them. Here there is only order, filters and context.

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2026Talk / Presentation

Hoard of the Century 2019 2021 SIDE IN PAMPHYLIA-2026

Talk / Presentation · English · 24 pages

From the author's abstract

A series of 5th-Cent. BC silver staters, which began appearing in commerce in late 2017, exhibit characteristics suggesting they all originate from the same trove. -obvious influx of coins from major mints, -a significant number of coins, either previously unknown or thought to be extremely rare, -brutal test cuts seen on coins from each mint, -banker’s marks on certain issues, -same chemical cleaning residue on coins from various mints, -many coins struck from worn obverse and/or reverse dies, -lot offerings containing coins from all the mints represented in the trove. This presentation concentrates on the Side mint in Pamphylia. See the relevant paper here:…

2026Paper

I. Philip Dönemi Nisibis Toplu Buluntusu-2026

Paper · Turkish · 34 pages

From the author's abstract

Bu çalışmada internet ortamında, Avrupa'daki bir açık artırma sitesinde 2025 yılı sonu ile 2026 yılı başında birkaç farklı satıcı tarafından satışa sunulan ve her bakımdan bir toplu buluntu özelliği sergileyen I. Philip ve aile üyelerine ait 230 geçer ve onların etrafında Nisibis'te geçer baskıları incelenmektedir. Ayrıca, bu çalışmada Meslek Dili kavramı yerine Bilim Dili Olarak Türkçe kavramı esas alınarak bazı yeni kelime ve deyimler önerilmektedir. O nedenle çalışma boyunca sikke yerine 'geçer' önermesiyle, Eski Çağ araştırmalarında Batı özentisi ve tek yanlı Batılı tarih yorumlama anlayışına karşı Türkçe kelime ve deyim seçeneklerini kullanarak yeni bir yaklaşım temel alınmıştır.

2026Talk / Presentation

SILVER PLATING OF COINS IN ANTIQUITY: NEW EVIDENCE-2026

Talk / Presentation · English · 23 pages

From the author's abstract

The subject of this study is two bronze Tarsos coins—one measuring 1/10 of a standard stater and the other a full stater—which have recently emerged online and, to date, have been cited by all sources only as silver examples. These bronze coins were likely prepared for silver plating. Whilst countless examples of counterfeiting using the plating method can be found from early periods onwards, bronze coins prepared for plating that have survived to the present day without being gilded are extremely rare.

~2025Paper

Bazı Yayınlanmamış ve Az Bilinen Anzarbos Sikkeleri-Anazarbos Cilt III

Paper · Turkish · 18 pages

From the author's abstract

Anazarbos’un sikke mirası R. Ziegler tarafından Kaiser, Heer und Städtisches Geld adlı anıtsal bütüncesinde ve bir dizi derleme ve yayınlarda geniş bir şekilde belgelenmiştir. M.Ö. 1. Yüzyıldan M.S. 260’a kadar 300 yılı aşkın bir süre çalışmış olan Anazarbos darphanesi, birçok hükümdar ve Hadrianus hariç birçok Roma İmparatoru için farklı birimlerde çok sayıda bronz sikke üretmiştir. Halihazırda bilinen çok sayıdaki malzemeye her yıl bir dizi yeni sikkenin veya bilinen bazı sikkelerin farklı çeşitlerinin eklenmesi alışılmış bir durumdur ve her yeni malzeme Anazarbos’un tarihi hakkındaki bilgilerimize yenilerini eklemektedir. Bu çalışma bazı az bilinen Anazarbos sikkeleri ve onların…

2025Paper

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HOARD-SIDE - March 2025

Paper · English · 34 pages

From the author's abstract

This is the fifth chapter of the study on what is called the Eastern Mediterranean Hoard (EMH), the contents of which started to appear in commerce in late 2018 and continued to be dispersed until late 2021. Apart from rumours circulating online at the time—suggesting an enormous hoard included an unusually large number of Athenian tetradrachms and some staters—there is no information about its discovery. Due to the large number of coins from the region, Cilicia and Pamphylia are considered the most likely locations where the hoard was found. Unlike in earlier times, when coin dealers often consulted prominent academics and shared details about their inventory, this hoard was quietly…

~2025Paper

UŞAK MÜZESİ EŞME YELEĞEN ALTIN STATER DEFİNESİ

Paper · Turkish · 16 pages

From the author's abstract

Uşak İli, Yeleğen Kasabası civarında bulunduğu bildirilen çalışma konusu altın sikkeler, 1992 yılında satın alma yoluyla Uşak Müzesi’ne kazandırılmıştır. Stater biriminde Babylonia, Side, Teos, Abydos, Lampsakos, Pella ve Amphipolis gibi birbirinden uzak darphanelerde basılan sikkelerden iki tanesi III. Alexander, yedi tanesi III. Philippos’a aittir. Dünya çapında tarihsel bir kişilik olan III. Alexander hakkında eski çağlardan beri yazılmış birçok eser bulunmasına rağmen hayatı ve hükümranlığı ile ilgili birçok bilinmezlik hâlâ araştırmacıların onunla ilgili konulara eğilmesine sebep olmaktadır.

~2024Paper

A Series of Uncertain Colony Coins of Octavian in Cilicia

Paper · English · 14 pages

From the author's abstract

The mints from which the greater part of Augustus' abundant coinage was issued are still not certainly known, and the chronology of the issues is still, in many cases, insecure. This is true for some of Octavian's colonial coinages. Even though the iconography and the legends indicate the purpose of their minting, most of them, maybe purposefully, don't indicate location. One such colony was identified on a two-denominational coinage as COLONIA IVLIA.

2024Talk / Presentation

ASTRAGALOS ON ANCIENT COINS December 2024

Talk / Presentation · English · 40 pages

From the author's abstract

The astragalos (pl. astragaloi) is a sheep or goat's tarsal bone, or ankle, attached to the shinbone and radius. It naturally has four sides and two rounded ends. The four sides don’t match, and each side was assigned a different meaning or value. The astragaloi have been found in excavations starting from the Neolithic period, and they appear to have been used for various purposes, including as game objects, ritual items, and good luck charms.

2024Paper

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HOARD - HOLMOI, URA and KELENDERIS December 2024

Paper · English · 45 pages

From the author's abstract

This is the fourth chapter of the study on the Eastern Mediterranean Hoard (EMH), the contents of which began appearing in commerce in 2018 and continued to be dispersed until late 2021. Apart from rumours circulating online at the time—suggesting an enormous hoard included an unusually large number of Athenian tetradrachms and some staters—there is no information about its discovery. Due to the large number of coins from the region, Cilicia and Pamphylia are considered the most likely find locations. Unlike in earlier times, when coin dealers often consulted prominent academics and shared details about their inventory , this hoard was quietly dispersed without such collaboration. The…

2024Paper

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HOARD - HOLMOI, URA and KELENDERIS December 2024

Paper · English · 45 pages

From the author's abstract

A series of 5th-century BC silver staters, which started to appear in commerce in late 2017 or early 2018, display specific characteristics that suggest that they all come from the same hoard. A significant number of coins, either previously unknown or considered extremely rare from approximately nine eastern Mediterranean mints, including Mallos, Tarsos, Soloi, Holmi, Kelenderis, Ura, Side, Aspendos, Phaselis and various Cyprus mints, were represented in the hoard. There are also at least three groups of coins that still pose a challenge to attribute to a specific mint. This chapter examines the material that belongs to Holmoi, Ura and Kelenderis.

2024Talk / Presentation

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HOARD-HOLMOI, URA AND KELENDERIS-December 2024

Talk / Presentation · English · 33 pages

From the author's abstract

A series of 5th-century BC silver staters, which started to appear in commerce in late 2017 or early 2018, display specific characteristics that suggest that they all come from the same hoard. A significant number of coins, either previously unknown or considered extremely rare from approximately nine eastern Mediterranean mints, including Mallos, Tarsos, Soloi, Holmi, Kelenderis, Ura, Side, Aspendos, Phaselis and various Cyprus mints, were represented in the hoard. There are also at least three groups of coins that still pose a challenge to attribute to a specific mint. This chapter examines the material that belongs to Holmoi, Ura and Kelenderis. You can access the article relevant to…

2024Talk / Presentation

NUMISMATIC LEGACY OF ATHENS-2024

Talk / Presentation · English · 43 pages

From the author's abstract

The once best-known currency, the Athenian tetradrachm, circulated around the Mediterranean in the fifth century BC, as Hoard finds confirmed. The rich silver mines and the Athenians' ingenuity helped the Polis prosper and play an important role as a superpower across the Aegean. The talk gives homage to the numismatic legacy of the Police from the 6th century BC to AD 3rd century.

2024Talk / Presentation

THE POWER OF WORDS: LATIN LEGENDS ON ROMAN COINS - 2024

Talk / Presentation · English · 33 pages

From the author's abstract

Aes Rude: Cast lumps from 500 -400 BC; exchanged by weight. 36.40 g. Aes Signatum: Bronze bars cast in moulds with images. 280-260, AE 1461 g. Aes Grave -Circular Cast Coinageca. 289 BC. As 295.45 g. Head of Janus, bearded / Prow of galley right, mark of value I above. Greek style struck coins ca. 300 BC. AR Didrachm 7.29 g. 22 mm. Head of Mars, oak-spray. / Head of horse on tablet inscribed ROMANO; ear of corn, behind. Early Republican Coinage 225-215 BC. AR Didrachm -Quadrigatus 6.69 g. Laureate head of Janus. / Jupiter in quadriga driven by Victory, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; ROMA. Coinage came into the Roman world very late! Umbria, Hatria. Ca. 275-225, AE As 421.00 g. Head of…

~2023Talk / Presentation

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HOARD-SOLOI

Talk / Presentation · English · 33 pages

From the author's abstract

A series of 5th-century BC silver staters, which started to appear in commerce in late 2017 or early 2018, display specific characteristics that suggest that they all come from the same hoard. A significant number of coins, either previously unknown or considered extremely rare from approximately nine eastern Mediterranean mints, including Mallos, Tarsos, Soloi, Holmi, Kelenderis, Ura, Side, Aspendos, Phaselis and various Cyprus mints, were represented in the hoard. There are also at least three groups of coins that still pose a challenge to attribute to a specific mint. This chapter examines the material that belongs to Soloi and Ankhiale. Please see the paper here:…

2022Paper

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HOARD-MALLOS-April 2022

Paper · English · 37 pages

From the author's abstract

A series of 5th century BC silver staters, which started to appear in commerce in late 2017 or early 2018, display specific characteristics that suggest that they all come from the same hoard. A significant number of coins, either previously unknown or thought to be extremely rare from approximately nine eastern Mediterranean mints, including Mallos, Tarsos, Soloi, Holmi, Kelenderis, Ura, Side, Aspendos, Phaselis and various Cyprus mints, were represented in the hoard. There are also at least three groups of coins that still pose a challenge to attribute to a specific mint. This chapter examines the material that belongs to the Mallos Mint. Last updated (minor corrections in figure numbers…

2022Paper

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HOARD-SOLOI- December 2022

Paper · English · 34 pages

From the author's abstract

A series of 5th-century BC silver staters, which started to appear in commerce in late 2017 or early 2018, display specific characteristics that suggest that they all come from the same hoard. A significant number of coins, either previously unknown or considered extremely rare from approximately nine eastern Mediterranean mints, including Mallos, Tarsos, Soloi, Holmi, Kelenderis, Ura, Side, Aspendos, Phaselis and various Cyprus mints, were represented in the hoard. There are also at least three groups of coins that still pose a challenge to attribute to a specific mint. This chapter examines the material that belongs to Soloi and Ankhiale.

2021Talk / Presentation

ARCHITECTURE ON ANCIENT COINS-2021

Talk / Presentation · English · 95 pages

From the author's abstract

Buildings and monuments are the most remarkable subjects illustrated on ancient coinage. The engravings of these structures are important because they often describe monuments that have disappeared from history without trace. In fact, the coins may be the only surviving physical records that such edifices ever existed. M. Tameanko.

2021Talk / Presentation

Homer's Troia and Odysseia on Coins-2021

Talk / Presentation · English · 46 pages

From the author's abstract

The core of the Iliad (Books II – XXIII) describes a period of four days and two nights in the tenth year of the decade-long siege of Troy. The Odyssey describes the ten-year journey home of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, one of the Achaean heroes. Homeros, said to be a blind bard, lived in the 8th century BC either in Kolophon, or Smyrna, or Khios, or Ios, or Kyme, appears in works of philosophers, historians and lyricist as early as the 7th century BC. Herodotos (c. 484–425 BC): Homeros and Hesiodos established the lineage of the Greek deities, determined their looks and duties. Traditionally, later Greeks used to refer to Homer like a holy book when they needed information on religion,…

2021Talk / Presentation

Sikkeloji Sunumu-3- Antik Sikkelerde Sahtecilik ve Sikkenin Gelişimi-2021

Talk / Presentation · Turkish · 50 pages

From the author's abstract

Tarih boyunca kalpazanlar değerli metalden yapılmış dolaşım araçlarını piyasaya sürenleri hep bir adım geriden takip etmiş ve her önlem karşısında yeni çözümler üreterek sahteciliğe devam etmiştir. Bu çalışma sahteciliğin geçer tasarımı ve darp yöntemlerine etkilerini tartışmayı amaçlamaktadır. Sunumun kaydına aşağıdaki bağlantıdan ulaşabilirsiniz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSdbg1mmdsk&t=1285s&ab_channel=SikkelojiSikkeloji

2021Talk / Presentation

Sikkeloji Sunumu-4-Antik Geçer Araştırmalarında Eski Çağ-2021

Talk / Presentation · Turkish · 57 pages

From the author's abstract

ANTİK GEÇERLER SANAT AKIMLARINDAKİ BİÇİMSEL DEĞİŞİKLİK VE TARİHSEL OLAYLARA BAĞLI OLARAK FARKLI DÖNEMLERDE İNCELENİR. Dönem adları modern bir sınıflandırma çabasından ibarettir zira o dönemlerde yaşayan insanlar için böyle bir adlandırma söz konusu değildi. Eski çağ insanları için “Yunan Dönemi”, Hellenistik Dönem” ve “Roma Dönemi” gibi kavramlar söz konusu değildi. Sözde Yunan Dönemi denilen dönemde yaşayan ve Yunanca konuşan insanlar kendilerini bir millet gibi de görmemişlerdir. Sunumun kaydına aşağıdaki bağlantıdan ulaşabilirsiniz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC-_Z1UpLx0&t=31s&ab_channel=SikkelojiSikkeloji

2021Talk / Presentation

Sikkeloji Sunumu-6-Antik Geçer Araştırmalarında Makedon Krallıkları Dönemi-2021

Talk / Presentation · English · 83 pages

From the author's abstract

Bu dönem için kullanılan ‘Hellenistik’ tabiri modern çağlarda uydurulmuş bir sıfattır ama antik çağ gerçekleri göz önüne alındığında ‘Makedon Krallıkları’ dönemi olarak tanımlamak daha doğru olacaktır. Makedon Krallıkları Dönemi Büyük İskender’in MÖ 330’da Pers İmparatoru III. Darius’ karşı elde ettiği son zaferle başlar ve MÖ 31 yılındaki Actium Savaşı ile son bulur. Makedonia Kralı II. Philip’in başlattığı ihtiraslı askeri seferberlik oğlu III. Alexander tarafından daha da büyük bir hırsla devam ettirilmiş ve neticede Yunanistan, Pers toprakları, Yakın Doğu ve Mısır’ı da içine alan büyük bir coğrafyanın hükümdarı olmuştu. Bu dönemde şehir devletleri anlayışı yerini küresel krallık…

2021Talk / Presentation

Sikkeloji Sunumu-7-Antik Geçer Araştırmalarında Roma Cumhuriyet Dönemi-2021

Talk / Presentation · English · 53 pages

From the author's abstract

Roma Cumhuriyeti politik yapısını uzun yıllar korumayı başarmıştı. Her yıl seçim yapılıyor olmasına rağmen, Roma Cumhuriyeti bir demokrasi idaresi değil, bir oligarşiydi, zira gentes denilen az sayıda güçlü aile temel yönetim kademelerini elinde tutuyordu. Geçer kullanımı Roma Cumhuriyeti'ne çok geç gelmiştir. M.Ö. 3.yy'a kadar önce şekilsiz sonra kalıplar içine dökülmüş kaba bronz birimler kullanılmış, ancak 280li yıllarda güneydeki komşularını öykünen gümüş darplar ortaya çıkmıştır. İkinci Kartaca Savaşı sırasında yaşanan ekonomik çöküşten sonra tamamen Roma'ya özgü bir sanat tarzı ile tasarlanıp basılan geçerler dolaşıma girmiştir. Daha sonra önerilen denarius ve onun alt birimleri…

2021Talk / Presentation

Sikkeloji Sunumu-8-Antik Geçer Araştırmalarında Roma İmparatorluk Dönemi-2021

Talk / Presentation · English · 47 pages

From the author's abstract

Yaklaşık 500 yıllık bir dönemi kapsayan bu sunumda Roma İmparatorluk geçer sistemleri ana hatları ile anlatılmaktadır. Sunumun kaydını aşağıdaki bağlantıda bulabilirsiniz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj71RqF_Go8&t=1767s&ab_channel=SikkelojiSikkeloji

~2021Paper

SOME UNPUBLISHED AND LITTLE-KNOWN COINS FROM ADANA IN CILICIA-1

Paper · English · 14 pages

From the author's abstract

Archaeologically, Adana should be considered unfortunate as the favourable location of the settlement by the River Saros (modern Seyhan) in the middle of the fertile plain of Çukurova has been inhabited uninterruptedly for millennia, making its earlier stratum inaccessible. Furthermore, ancient resources provide limited information about the city in its ancient past. Despite all the setbacks, the moderately abundant numismatic legacy, which is well-documented by the late Edoardo Levante in his paper "Coinage of Adana" from the 2nd century BC to the 3rd century AD, has been a fundamental source of information. The new and rare types studied here should provide new insight into understanding…

2021Talk / Presentation

The Hoard of the Century-2019-2021

Talk / Presentation · English · 67 pages

From the author's abstract

A series of 5th century BC silver staters, which started to appear in commerce early 2018, display certain characteristics that suggest that they all come from the same trove. -obvious influx of coins from major mints, -significant number of coins, either previously unknown or thought to be extremely rare, -brutal test cuts seen on coins from each mint, -banker’s marks on certain issues, -same chemical cleaning residue on coins from various mints, -many coins struck from worn obverse and/or reverse dies, -lot offerings containing coins from all the mints represented in the trove. The coins from the major mints on the south Anatolian coast suggest a seafaring merchant’s accumulation.

2021Talk / Presentation

ZODIAC CIRCLE ON ANCIENT COINS-2021

Talk / Presentation · English · 47 pages

From the author's abstract

The English word zodiac derives from the Ancient Greek zōidiakòs kýklos, meaning "cycle or circle of little animals". The word astrology comes from the early Latin word astrologia, which derives from the Greek ἀστρολογία-from ἄστρον astron ("star") and-λογία-logia, ("study of"-"account of the stars").

2020Talk / Presentation

A SHORT HISTORY OF EARLY MUSIC AND MUSIC FROM ANCIENT COINS-2020

Talk / Presentation · English · 55 pages

From the author's abstract

Although it is impossible to document or prove, the human voice must have been one of the earliest sound-producing instruments. Archaeological evidence shows that the history of sound-producing instruments and music goes to the earliest times of human civilization when we were primitive hunter/gatherers. Music must have been born when humans discovered that they could produce sounds in a certain rhythm. It might be conceivable to think that musical creations were carried on through oral traditions before the invention of writing. When we consider how long it took for writing systems to be developed in different language speaking peoples, music must have continued to be transferred to next…

2020Talk / Presentation

ARCHAIC PERIOD IN ANCIENT NUMISMATICS-2020

Talk / Presentation · English · 54 pages

From the author's abstract

Ancient coins are studied in different periods depending on stylistic changes in engraving art and historical events. The Archaic Period to art historians began earlier, but for numismatists, it may be dated approximately from 650 to 480 BC. It is the age of symbolism: animals, mythological creatures, plants, and later depictions of gods, goddesses and other deities were the main types of coins. The Archaic Period works have a stiff and ridged appearance similar to that of the Egyptian and the Hittite sculpture. The Archaic Period marked a transition period between the geometric period and the classical period. Alongside the patterns and abstract forms of the geometric period, a more…

2020Talk / Presentation

CLASSICAL PERIOD IN ANCIENT NUMISMATICS-2020

Talk / Presentation · English · 68 pages

From the author's abstract

Modern scholars prefer to terminate the Archaic Period at the time of the Persian Wars. Although there were significant changes in rendering of art forms, the Archaic Style continued to exist well into the Classical Period. The art of the Classical Period is characterized by joyous freedom of movement and expression. It celebrates mankind as an independent entity. During this period, artists begin to expand the formal aesthetic boundaries while they worked in expressing the human figure in a more naturalistic manner. They were able to replace the strict asymmetry of the figure with a free-flowing form more true to life.

2020Talk / Presentation

HELLENISTIC PERIOD IN ANCIENT NUMISMATICS-2020

Talk / Presentation · English · 80 pages

From the author's abstract

The Hellenistic Period begins in 330 BC with the final victory of Alexander the Great over Darius III of the Persian Empire and it ends with the battle of Actium in 31 BC. Ambitious campaigns started by Philip of Macedon were pursued with a greater ambition by his son Alexander and made him the conqueror of a vast empire that included Greece, Persia, the Near East, and Egypt. During this period the city-states begin to give way to a more global culture, and the entire Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East flourish in a background of conflict, commerce, and cross-cultural influence, with the Macedonian imperial ideals and the Greek language dominating the scene. The individual richness of…

2020Talk / Presentation

ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE-2020

Talk / Presentation · English

From the author's abstract

While Julius Caesar began the transformation of the Roman state from Republic to Empire, his grandnephew Octavian, later called Augustus, completed the task and laid the foundations for centuries of world rule.

2020Talk / Presentation

ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINAGE-2020

Talk / Presentation · English · 56 pages

From the author's abstract

The Roman Republic The political structure: collective and annual magistracies, overseen by a senate. The top magistrates; two consuls, who had an extensive range of executive, legislative, judicial, military, and religious powers. While there were elections each year, the Republic was not a democracy, but an oligarchy, as a small number of powerful families (called gentes) monopolized the main magistracies. The Republic was in a state of quasi-perpetual war throughout its existence. Its first enemies were its Latin and Etruscan neighbours as well as the Gauls, who even sacked the city in 387 BC. After the Gallic Sack, Rome conquered the whole Italian peninsula in a century, which turned…

~2019Talk / Presentation

KARATEPE NEO HITTITE SITE

Talk / Presentation · English · 54 pages

From the author's abstract

Karatepe ("Black Hill" in Turkish) is an 8th century BC Hittite fortress, now an open-air museum in Osmaniye Province in southern Turkey. The bilingual inscriptions in Phoenician and Hieroglyphic Luwian found in Karatepe were instrumental in deciphering the Hittite hieroglyphic inscription. The beautifully carved stone blocks, neatly lined to ornate the north and south gates, depict lively daily life scenes from feasting and entertainment to dear, lion, bear hunting scenes as well as Phoenician and Luwian hierogliphic inscriptions, which boast how greatly the king Asitawada did in his time. Interestingly, the site has very few military depictions even though it was built as a defence…

2018Paper

A HOARD OF ROMAN COINS FROM TARSUS 2018

Paper · English · 26 pages

From the author's abstract

The golden period of frequent metal detector finds is over, but it is not completely unusual that a new hoard of coins is found at an ancient site or a long-lost settlement, but unless it is an official excavation, they usually disappear unrecorded. That said, not all officially excavated finds are published promptly for one reason or another, even though, there are plenty of online publishing opportunities now. A great deal of information is lost once a hoard is dispersed without being studied no matter how insignificant the number and variety of coins in that hoard are. Once on the market, tracing a hoard is usually very difficult depending on dispersion strategy employed, especially when…

~2018Talk / Presentation

A NEW COIN HOARD FROM TARSUS

Talk / Presentation · English · 31 pages

From the author's abstract

It is not completely rare that a new hoard of coins is found at an ancient site or a long-lost settlement, but unless it is an official excavation, they usually disappear unrecorded. That said, not all officially excavated finds are published promptly for one reason or another, even though, unlike as it was in the past, there are plenty of online publishing opportunities now. A great deal of information is lost once a hoard is dispersed. without being studied no matter how insignificant the number and variety of coins in that hoard are. Once on the market, tracing a hoard is usually very difficult depending on dispersion strategy employed, especially when only a few coins at a time are…

2018Talk / Presentation

ASKLEPIOS AND THE REPRESENTATIONS OF HIS CULT ON ANCIENT COINS-2018

Talk / Presentation · English · 45 pages

From the author's abstract

As the healing god, Asklepios (L.: Aesculapius) was one of the most popular deities of the classical period. His temples were erected in many cities where worshippers visited and made offerings when they needed his help for their ailments. Various medical and surgical as well as spiritual treatments were offered in some of his temples that brought considerable revenue to its city. The modern hospital concept was first initiated in Asklepios worship and treatmlent centres.

2018Talk / Presentation

Birds on Ancient Coins-2018

Talk / Presentation · English · 29 pages

From the author's abstract

Men must have been fascinated by birds very early on because of their flying capability. They invented many winged deities, male and female in the Hittite, Assyrian and Egyptian cultures. Some winged deities were depicted on the coinages of cities like Mallos in Kilikia and Kaunos in Karia as their unique gods. Birds also appeared on coins as attributes of gods and goddesses together with other mythological creatures with wings. They symbolized the powers of the deity they represented. Many coins display rich mythological stories around birds. This presentation aims to bring a good variety of birds represented on ancient coins.

~2018Talk / Presentation

MALLOS Historical, Cartographical & Geographical Evidence to Its Location

Talk / Presentation · English · 37 pages

From the author's abstract

Mallos is a well-known ancient city in east Cilicia but, in the absence of any visible ruins, the question of its exact location has been troubling historians and archaeologist for centuries. The information by ancient writers like Strabo, Pomponius Mela and Arrian provide is helpful but not enough to pinpoint its exact location. The site of the ancient settlement must have been buried by the notorious silt (Strabo) the river Pyramos has carried for centuries. This presentation, which includes the historical, cartographical and geographical evidence, and the one that will follow this one with the numismatic evidence aim to shed some light to its probable location. Updated on July 22, 2018

~2018Talk / Presentation

MALLOS-Numismatic Evidence

Talk / Presentation · English · 53 pages

From the author's abstract

Mallos is a well-known ancient city in east Cilicia but, in the absence of any visible ruins, the question of its exact location has been troubling historians and archaeologist for centuries. The information by ancient writers like Strabo, Pomponius Mela and Arrian provide is helpful but not enough to pinpoint its exact location. The site of the ancient settlement must have been buried by the notorious silt the river Pyramos has carried for centuries. This presentation includes the numismatic evidence to its probable location and cultural legacy of Mallos.

~2017Talk / Presentation

ANTIOKHOS I-SOTER

Talk / Presentation · English · 34 pages

From the author's abstract

This is a talk on the coinage of Antiokhos I-Soter without the narrative of the author. 1st update: August 7, 2017

2016Talk / Presentation

A Recent Hoard from Mallos - 2016

Talk / Presentation · English · 39 pages

From the author's abstract

A number of silver staters and fractions were separately offered by the same dealer on two different online auctions in February and March 2016. There are strong commonalities between the Mallos, Tarsos and Soloi staters and one obol of Myriandros and another uncertain obol, which were offered in the same group.

~2016Paper

A Series of Coins from an Uncertain Caesarea

Paper · English · 12 pages

From the author's abstract

A well-known series of coins minted in the name of Claudius (AD 41- 54) at a certain Caesarea have for over a century perplexed numismatists who were unable to identify the mint among the several Caesareas located in Cappadocia, Cilicia and Syria, although findspot evidence pointed to eastern Cilicia and northern Syria. This study argues that the coins should be attributed to Mopsuestia, temporarily renamed Caesarea.

~2016Paper

Asklepios ve Antik Sikkelerde Sağlık Tanrısı İnancı

Paper · Turkish · 16 pages

From the author's abstract

Sağlık Tanrısı Asklepios ve onun çevresinde oluşan inanç ve söylenceler yüzyıllar boyunca geniş bir coğrafyada saygı görmüş, adına tapınaklar ve sağlık merkezleri kurulmuştur. Kimi Asklepieionlar olasılıkla yetenekli hekimlerin öncülüğünde kurulurken bir çoğunun şifalı su kaynakları yakınında kurulduğu dikkat çekmektedir. Bu çalışmada Asklepios inancının doğuşu ve sikkelerdeki ilk tasvirleri anlatıldıktan sonra, Anadolu'da basılmış Asklepios ve söylencesi ile ilgili sikke tasvirleri ele alınmıştır.

~2016Talk / Presentation

Triskeles on Ancient Coins

Talk / Presentation · English · 57 pages

From the author's abstract

Triskeles was a popular coin subject in a wide geography for many centuries. It is understandable that they might sometimes symbolize different things but the enigmatic nature of the symbol must have some similar meaning to its peers. This is a presentation without the lecturer's narrative.

~2015Memoir

Vancouver Öyküleri

Memoir · Turkish · 265 pages

From the author's abstract

Vancouver öyküleri Eylül 2005 tarihinde yazarın ailesiyle birlikte Vancouver, BC, Kanada’ya göçmen olarak gelişi ve ilk yıllarda Kanada’daki kişisel gözlemleri ile Türkiye’de yaşadığı kimi tecrübeler arasında kurduğu paralellikleri anlatmaktadır. Bekircan Tahberer - Eylül 2015

~2014Fiction

DEFINECI (TREASURE HUNTER)

Fiction · Turkish · 9 pages

From the author's abstract

Türkiye'de define avcılığının öyküleştirilmiş anlatımıdır aslında bu çalışma. Her ne kadar isimler değiştirilmiş olsa da romanda anlatılanların çoğu gerçek olaylardan esinlenilmiştir.

2014Paper

Some Historical Notes about Translation and Interpretation, Bekircan Tahberer, Certified Translator - 07-04-2014

Paper · English · 3 pages

From the author's abstract

Interpretation and translation must have become popular professions as soon as cultures with different languages came in contact with one another. Although it is hard to determine when people began to interpret, it would be safe to assume that translation started right after the invention of writing.

~2014Paper

Tıp Tarihi Araştırmalarında Antik Sikkeler ve Sikke Literatürünün Önemi

Paper · Turkish · 10 pages

From the author's abstract

Bu çalışmanın çıkış noktası, Antik Kilikia Sikkelerinde Asklepios konulu bir makale çalışmamı aşırmakla kalmayıp bilimsel verilere dayanarak yaptığım açıklamaları keyfi bir şekilde yorumlayan bir intihalcinin yarattığı yanlış anlaşılmalara son vermek olmuştur. Bahsi geçen kişi Ç.Ü.’de tıp tarihi yüksek lisansı yaptığı sırada aşırdığı çalışmamı tahrif ettikten sonra birkaç tıp tarihi bilgi şöleninde bildiri olarak sunmuştur. Burada bilimsel araştırma yöntemlerini hiçe sayarak kafadan atma şeklinde yapılan yorum ve tahrifatlardan örnekler verip yapılan tahrifatı düzeltmek amaçlanmaktadır.

~2013Talk / Presentation

ANCIENT COIN HOARDS

Talk / Presentation · English · 31 pages

From the author's abstract

It has been said that archaeology stands on a foundation of potsherds, and it would be just as true to say that numismatics stands on a foundation of coin hoards. They provide us with the framework of our classification of ancient coins, and frequently a single hoard has provided us with enough material to study a whole series of coins and clarify it whereas before the discovery of the hoard the type of the coin represented was extremely rare or even unique.

2012Paper

TYCHE - THE CITY GODDESS AS A POLITICAL ENTITY - 2012

Paper · English · 6 pages

From the author's abstract

Tyche or Tykhe, be it her turreted head or her full figure, seated or standing, was one of the most popular figures on coins from the 4 th century BC to the time of Justinian I (527-565 AD) in a region spanning from Arabia to Spain. In ancient Greek religion, Tyche (Τύχη, meaning "luck" in Greek) was the presiding tutelary deity that governed the fortune and prosperity of an individual and a city and their destiny. In Rome she was known as Fortuna.

2006Paper

Yuceoren Nekropolu Sikkeleri - Coins from the Necropolis of Yuceoren

Gazi University Research Centre for Archaeology, BTC Salvage Excavations Publications 1, Ankara 2006

Paper · Turkish · 33 pages

From the author's abstract

Bakü-Tiflis-Ceyhan Ham Petrol Boru Hattı Arkeolojik Kurtarma Kazıları Projesi kapsamında, 15 Mart -20 Mayıs 2003 tarihleri arasında, Adana -Ceyhan -Kurtkulağı Beldesi, Yüceören mahallesinde yapılan kurtarma kazısı sırasında bir dizi antik sikke bulunmuştur. Yüceören kurtarma kazısı ve buluntularını bir kitap olarak yayına hazırlayan, Gazi Üniversitesi Arkeolojik Çevre Değerleri Araştırma Merkezi Müdürü, Sn. S.Yücel Şenyurt sikkelerin yayımlanmasını tarafımızdan istemiştir 1 . Kurtkulağı Beldesi'nin 5 km. kuzeyinde, Yüceören Mahallesi'nin 125 m. doğusundaki alanda yapılan kurtarma kazısında, 16 adet dromosu merdivenli kaya mezarı tespit edilmiştir. Proje gereği 28 metre genişliğinde bir…

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